Doctors at the centre of a plastic surgery class action lawsuit have been named publicly for the first time. They’re being sued by almost a thousand women who claim they suffered from botched procedures. Sally Gleeson, Partner in our Sydney office was featured in last night’s new story on Channel 7 regarding the current TCI class action.

Doctors at centre of Cosmetic Institute class action publicly named

Doctors at the centre of a plastic surgery class action lawsuit have been named publicly for the first time.They're being sued by almost a thousand women who claim they suffered from botched procedures.www.7NEWS.com.au#CosmeticInstitute #7NEWS

Posted by 7NEWS Sydney on Thursday, 2 July 2020

Transcript of the video is below:

Reporter:– “One size does not fit all. A horror story shared by almost a thousand women suing the doctors they say disfigured them.”

Sarah Jaramenko:– “Being left botched and with an implant that is basically sitting in my armpit.”

Reporter:- “A class action law suit against the now closed down Cosmetic Institute, naming the so called award winning surgeons who it’s claimed performed breast implant surgeries with as little as a weekends training.”

Lorraine Long (Medical Error Action Group):– “You have an open trust with your doctor and you expect it to be respected.”

Reporter:- “10 of 12 doctors are alleged to be registered medical practitioners without specialist qualifications, training or experience. These are their names including Napoleon Chui, Victor Lee, Pedro Valenta, Dr Eddy Dona allegedly trained them to performthe operations. From the lawyer representing the women: “we are alleging that all the defendants departed from the proper standards and put patients at risk.””

Dr Danielle McMullen (AMA NSW):- “Surgeon and cosmetic surgeon aren’t protected terms, anyone could call themselves those things.”

Reporter:- “The Australian Medical Association has warned even breast operations performed by the very best surgeons could result in complications. There are some inherent risks. Though there is no excuse for malpractice.”